Shoe-cleaning device



March -17, 1925.

J. W. JOHNSTON SHOE CLEANING DEV'ICE Filed May 4. 1923' j ml Patented Marl l'i, i925,

nane JOEE "WHITE JQENSTGN", H EGCW'EEE, NEW YORK;

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To all whom it may concern: v I

Be it known that I, Jenn W, Jorrnsron', a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements ,in Shoe= Cleaning Devices and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it up pertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an extremely simple and inexlpensive, yet a highly et'ficient and desirab e 'device for cleaning white shoes or other desired arti- 'cles, the device embodying both a container for a cleaning powder and means for dis tributing and rubbing this powder onto the article to be cleaned With the foregoing in view, the inven tion resides in the novel subject. matter hereinafter described and claimed, the de scription being supplemented by the accompanying drawing, 0

Figure l. is a side elevation of a. cleaning device constructed in accordance with my invention. 1

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional Vii-3W0 Figure-3- is an end-elevation,

Figure e is a transverse sectional view on lineHofFi ,1,

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a suitably shaped elongated body of hollow formation to contain acleaning powder 2, one'end of said body being formed with a filling opening 3 normally closed by a cork or the like 4, while the other end of said body open. Extending across this open end of the body 1, is a. iiat cushion 5 of wool, felt or other desired. material, this cushion being peiforated, for instance by having a comparatively large central opening 6, to permit the discharge of powden A layer of loosely woven material 7 extends over the outer side of the cushion and has nloose pile 8 on its outer side, serving efi ectively dis end of the body further shake the ho was. suntan. nausea tribute the 1 powder sifting through the inaterial 7, as well as const1tuting an eifec tive rubber for performing'the cleaning operation,

The numeral 9 designates an adhesive band which surrounds the edge portion 10 of the layer 7 andilaps onto the periphery of the body 1, said edge 10 being turned around the as shown clearly in Fig. 2., It will thus be seen that the adhesive strip 9 will eflect'ively secure the layer 7 to the body 1 and will also assist in holding the cushion 5 in place. This cushion however is preferably glued to the body also.

By providing the construction shown and 'described,a device is provided which -is-of extreme simplicity and may therefore be inexpensively manufactured and marketed, yet this article is an' eifective cleaner for white shoes or other articles. In order to effect the cleaning operation, it is simply necessary to shake the body until a. quantity of the cleaning powder sifts out into the loose pile 8 of the fabric layer 7, whereupon the device may be rubbed upon. the article being cleaned, thus efiiectively distributing the 'cleaning powder and successfully performing the cleaning operation. After once starting this operation it is not. necessary to y 1, as the rubbing operation causes the powder to work out in adequate quantity to produce the desired results,

I claim:

A shoe cleaning device comprisin an elongated hollow powder containing iody open at one end, and closing means for said open end of the bod of a thick perforated yieldable pad contact ing' with the body and yieldable freely into the open end thereof, a layer of loosely woven fabric over the outer side of the pad with itsedge turned around the, periphery of said pad and body, and means securing said turned edge of the fabric to the body.

in testimony whereof i have hereunto aiiixed my signature.

JOHN WHITE JOHNSTON.

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